Piano-bench.



I F.'A. NOLL.

- Patented Ndv.28, 1911.

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F. .A. NOLL.. PIANO BENCH. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.-16; 1910.

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WITNESSES 7 or seat, adaptable for use in connection with zen of the United FRANK A. 'NoLL, or noss rowNsnrr, ALLEGHENY coUNTY,-rnNNsYLvAN1A.

PIANO-BENCH.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Ifatented Nov. 28, 1911.

Apphcation'flcd September 16, 1910. Serial No. 582,342.

To ail whom-it may concern I 7 Be it known that I FRANK A. Now, a cititownship, county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Piano-Benches, of

which the following is a specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a piano bench of siniple,' strongand durable construction, comprising a box-like body portion provided with a hinged cover automatic piano players, etc., in

pianos ad usted to which the seat may be readily,

any desired height. and angle'of inclination,

' and it is characteristic of my device that the seat will be equallyfirm and solid at any height,'whether disposed horizontally or'at an angle to the main body portion.

The invention includes extensible hinge connections between the seat,and main body portion, which will permit the-former to be raised, lowered and inclined as desired, wlthout getting out of alinement with the latter,

together with adjustable' supporting members interposed between the seat and body.

' portion and adapted to be folded down in the latter when not in use, andmeans for automatically locking the seat in any position to which it may be adjusted.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a piano bench of the class described adapted to form a receptacle for storingmusic, etc, and one which Wlll present a handsome and uniform appearance when the seat or cover is adjusted at any. desired height or angle of inclination.

The invention consists-in certain novel featuresof construction, and'in the assemblage and combination of. parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated by the accompanying drawings wherein Figurel 1s a perspective'view of a piano bench embodying my improvements, showing theseat or'cover raised to give access to the music rack, with the supporting members adjusted to hold the seat in its'intermediate raised position, whenclosed, Figs. 2 and 3 transverse sections on line IIII of Fig. 5,-

showing the seat elevated and ina horizontal and inclined position respectively. Fig. 4 a

similar view on line IV-.IV ofFig. 5, the

seat being shown in the same position asin Fig. 1, in fulllines and in its closed and in-- termediate position in dotted lines; Fig. 5 a plan view of one corner of the main body tates, residing in Ross view of the seatand the depending molding, hinged to its rear edge. 1

In Figs. 2 to 6, both- 'nclusive, the music rack [is omitted from the drawings. for I the purpose of better illustration.

Referring to the drawings, 2 is the box like main body," provided with" supporting legs 3, of any preferredconstruction, and 4 is the seat or cover provided upon three of itswedgeswith a depending molding 5, rigidly secured thereto and upon its-remaining edge with a swinging molding 6, corresponding in size and contour to molding 5. Molding 6 is attached'to the seat and normally held at right angles thereto, by means of spring hinges 7 of any preferred construction and together withnio'lding 5 and seat 4 incloses and forms a cover'for body2, when in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Molding 6' alsoserives to support one'edge of the seat when the latter is inclined and prevent itstipping when raised above the body and horizontally, disposed.

"Seat 4 isadjustably secured to body 2 by means of extensible hinges 8. Each'of said hinges consists of a plate member 9, and an L-shaped depending pinmember 10, the former being adapted to be secured to the underside of the seat and the latter to slide freely in avertical socket 11, fitted in thewith the seat raised and Fig. 6 an inner face 7 upper end of the adjacent leg -3. The.

knuckles of pins l0 are provided with stops 12 which serve as rests for the seat when it is in. its open position, and-the horizontal them and the upper ends of sockets 11, as shown in Fig. 4., The seat when closed, in

its lowest horizontal position rests directly uponthe ma n body 2, and in this position portion of the pins when the seat is lowered rest upon. cushions l3 interposed between.

thedepending molding 6, by reason of spr ng hlnges 7, fits snuglyin place against the molding 5, thus presenting a uniform appearance and'entirely concealing all ofv the operative parts. Molding 6 is provided with one ormore vertically disposed rack bars 14,having a series ofteeth 15, adapted toengage and rest-upon outwardly extend ing stops 16. formed'on plates. 17 secured to the upper, rear edge of the body when the When it seat is elevated above-the latter. is desired to change the seat from a horizontal to an mclmed position'the edge adjacent molding 6 is raised and in so" doing theupper inclined portion'of teeth 15 engage ps l6lcausingmolding fito swing outwardly until thedesired elevation has been 2 reached, when spring hinges 7. will cause the edge, which is; supported either directly members 18 arranged withmthe body at .upon the bodyor thesupporting members, as

shownin Fig.3. --It w1l be ObVlOUS thatby" b 1; A plano bench comprlsmg a body, a

simply swinging molding 6 outwardly the seat will be free to returntoa horizontal po-j sition. p v v The seat may be supported at any desired height above. the b0 y u on supporting each end 1 thereof, each of .said supporting members comprises, a pluralityqof cross bars 21 of difi'erent lengths adapted to be sup ported one above the'other, when raised into .operative position, upon uprights or standards 1 9,' hinged at. eir lower ends to-the body, as shown; at 20.- The cross, bars '21 .proJect beyond upri hts 19 and are cut away v;

or aportion of their length ateach end 22,

' to permitthem" and uprights 19 tonest ,to-

get

er in line-with. each othe ,,,both' when raised into operative ipositiom and folded 'within the body, thus act andsolid support] The "ends of cross ars'21, adjacent hinges 8 are rounded ofi at 23, to form-a rolling support for the seat face therefor. v While I have shown two supporting members at each end of the body, 1t will be'obwhile being lowered into 0 erative position, as shown m Fig. 4, and p ates 9 are made of suflicient length toform -a' bearing sur vious that any desired number may-be used .without departing from the nature of my v 'mvention.

- Inthe operationfof my device, when it is desired to elevate the seat it is first thrown back upon hinges 8, as shown in Fig. 1, the proper supporting members 18 at each'end of the body turned. up and the seat returned to a :horizpntal position thereon, in'which pos1t1on pm's 10 will be partially withdrawn 'from sockets 11,' with stops 16 engaging teeth '15, to'prevent tipping of the seat,

should pressure be applied to its edge overlapping the rounded'ends 23 of the cross bars. The rpunded ofi ends of the cross bars form a rolhng support for the seat which W111 permit. vthe latter ,to be lowered into a hor1 zo ntal position without binding, or stramlng a'ny of the attended mechanism.

' :To lower the seat, it is again thrown back upon the hinges, causing molding 6 to swing outwardly whenthe seat will be free to re- Fig. 4. One or all ofthe supports at each copieaot um patent-a7 be mum! to: m cents each,

- Wuhington, D. C.

e adjacent edge of the orming 'a' very comlines'in above described,

Fig. 1, a music rack'24, or any othersuitable receptacle may be secured to the underside of seat 4 in any preferred manner.

Iclan'nz' cover therefor adapted to form a seat, ex-

tensible hinges connecting. the'.cover and body, and cover-supporting means mterposed between the body and cover, said'supporting means comprising a plurallt of cross barsof difl'erent lengths and stem ards supporting the 'same each-at a, different end are then'folded down on the body and the seat returned to a horizontal pos1t1on as .While my device'is articularly applicable cross bars projecting beyond the. standards,

I of all of-the c ros'sbars adjacent the hinges 7 .rounded off to form'arollingsupport for the cover when being swung into and out of I operative position. a

2. In combinat on with a piano bench a seat sup orting-m'ember comprising'a 'plujralit-v 0 1 cross bars of difierent lengths,

stan ards supporting the cross bars, each at a different height but inline with-each other,

said cross bars projecting beyond the stand ards and having one'end-roundedofi'to form a rolling support for the seat, with the pro jecting portions of each bar partially cut away to receive the standards supporting the other cross bars.

. V 3;. A piano bench comprising a body;I-a1

cover therefor adapted to form a seat, 'extensible hinges connecting the body and cover, supporting means interposed between the body and cover comprising-a plurality of cross bars and standards supporting the same each at a different height but in line with each other, said cross bars projecting beyond the standards, the projecting ends of each bar being partially cut away to receive the standards supporting the other cross barsand the ends of all of the cross bars adjacent the hinges rounded off toj'form a rolling support for the cover, together with means engaging the body and cover to prevent tipping of the seat when disposed upon the supporting members.

In testimony whereof, I 'afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses" FRANK A. NOLL,

addressing the fcommiulonor o! mum,"

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